Youth Dance Classes
2023-2024
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Grades 2 – 5
Beginning Tap
GRADES 2 – 5
Fall and Winter – $80
Sundays, 3:00-4:00pm
For young dancers with little to no dance experience. Students learn tap basics such as a brush, ball change, flap, and shuffle! Tap shoes recommended.
Beginning Musical Theatre Dance
GRADES 2 – 5
Fall and Winter – $80
Sundays, 2:00-3:00pm
For young dancers with little to no dance experience. Students learn basic musical theatre dance techniques & steps. A useful starting place for any student interested in Musical Theatre performance. Split sole jazz shoes or ballet slippers recommended.
Ballet for Beginners
GRADES 2 – 5
Spring – $95
Thursdays, 4:30-6:00pm
This class is intended for students who are new to ballet and are looking to work on dance basics. This class will prepare them with the tools and vocabulary to pick up choreography in a musical theater setting at a faster pace! Ballet shoes recommended.
Grades 6 – 12
NEW THIS YEAR – DANCE PLACEMENT CLASS
Students interested in taking Beginning or Intermediate Musical Theatre Dance and Beginning or Intermediate Tap during the fall or winter term should plan to attend the dance placement class on Sunday, October 1st. If students register after this date, another placement class will be available prior to winter term on Thursday, January 4th. This class will review basic terminology for each level as well as choreography in order to place students of a similar level together. Please review the placement schedule below:
Fall/Winter Term Placement: Sunday, October 1st
Tap: 1:00-2:00pm
Musical Theatre: 2-3:15pm
Winter Term Placement: Thursday, January 4th
Tap: 4:30-5:30pm
Musical Theatre: 5:30-6:45pm
When registering for Tap or Musical Theatre Dance, students register for either Tap or Musical Theatre Dance (not Beginning or Intermediate). Once students complete the placement class, instructors will place them in the correct level (Beginning or Intermediate).
Built for the Stage
GRADES 6 – 12
Fall, Winter and Spring – $95
Tuesdays, 1:30-3:00pm
In Built for the Stage, students will have an intense and thorough warm-up combining flexibility, toning, and strength conditioning each class. We will work on two classic musical theatre musical numbers that require strength and stamina singing while dancing. In this class students will walk away with tools to use to be physically and vocally strong and feel able to conquer any giant musical production number they are cast in!
Ballet for Musical Theatre Performers
GRADES 6 – 12
Fall and Winter – $95
Sundays, 2:45-4:00pm
This class is intended for students who have less than 2 years of ballet experience and are looking to work on dance basics. This class will prepare them with the tools and vocabulary to pick up choreography in a musical theater setting at a faster pace! Ballet shoes recommended.
Tap
GRADES 6 – 12
Fall and Winter – $80
Sundays, 4:00-5:00pm
For dancers with little to no dance experience. Students learn tap basics such as a brush, ball change, flap, and shuffle! Tap shoes recommended.
Musical Theatre Dance
GRADES 6 – 12
Fall and Winter – $95
Sundays, 5:00-6:15 pm
Students learn basic musical theatre dance techniques & steps. A useful starting place for any student interested in Musical Theatre performance. Split sole jazz shoes or ballet slippers recommended.
*Registration for Intermediate classes is subject to instructor approval. Please contact the education office at 616-222-6653 for more information on registering.
2023-24 School Terms:
FALL TERM:
October 7 – November 21
WINTER TERM:
January 6 – February 15
SPRING TERM:
April 13 – May 23
PERFORMANCE BLOCK:
February 17 - March 24
If you have questions, please call the Education Office at 616-222-6650